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Steam News19 July 20241y ago

Bulken Update 1.39

Alpha 1.39 TLDR: Control experiments: early game pad support. Control options Added option to toggle between keyboard & gamepad controls. Note that toggle between control scheme wipes custom keys for now!

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What changed

2 fixes6 additions5 changes1 removal
  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
  • Balance
addedAdded option to toggle between keyboard & gamepad controls. Note that toggle between control scheme wipes custom keys for now!
changedDisclaimer: Gamepad is WIP - Menu and UI navigation still needs a lot of polish. It also might not work on all gamepad models!
removedRemoved some alternate key bind options and menu key bind.
addedAdded keys for experimental WASD movement (on arrow keys by default) but for now its not fully supported.
fixedFixed issues where custom keys would sometimes reset.
addedPrologue Hangar: Extending catwalk and adding sounds.

Bulken changes

addedAdded option to toggle between keyboard & gamepad controls. Note that toggle between control scheme wipes custom keys for now!
changedDisclaimer: Gamepad is WIP - Menu and UI navigation still needs a lot of polish. It also might not work on all gamepad models!
removedRemoved some alternate key bind options and menu key bind.
addedAdded keys for experimental WASD movement (on arrow keys by default) but for now its not fully supported.
fixedFixed issues where custom keys would sometimes reset.

Alpha 1.39

TLDR: Control experiments: early game pad support.

Control options

  • Added option to toggle between keyboard & gamepad controls. Note that toggle between control scheme wipes custom keys for now!

  • Disclaimer: Gamepad is WIP - Menu and UI navigation still needs a lot of polish. It also might not work on all gamepad models!

  • Gamepad controls have slightly different rules for how the aiming/targeting works that fits better with the scheme. This is still WIP.

  • Removed some alternate key bind options and menu key bind.

  • Added keys for experimental WASD movement (on arrow keys by default) but for now its not fully supported.

  • Fixed issues where custom keys would sometimes reset.

Additional Updates

Environment art updates: boss deck, exit areas.

Prologue Hangar: Extending catwalk and adding sounds.

Prologue Quarantine: Streamlined upgrade introduction with fixed upgrades, removed some enemies.

Added 1 additional row of inventory space.

Scrap max stack size increased to 16.

Skimmers added as enemies to crawl space decks.

Updated tooltips so the panel expands and title never breaks into the description text.

Improved the tooltip placement for item slots to avoid clipping outside of screen on loadout.

Updated skill descriptions: more details and stats and added decorator icons.

Xp balance: xp required for leveling up is now progressively being further increased to reduce over-leveling in late game.

Attempt to make mouse navigation more robust and avoid bad clicks.

Made the destination marker less jumpy when holding down the mouse to move near walls and obstacles.

Source

Steam News / 19 July 2024

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